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MALIGNER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: maligner   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

One who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel

Synonyms:

backbiter; defamer; libeler; maligner; slanderer; traducer; vilifier

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("maligner" is a kind of...):

depreciator; detractor; disparager; knocker (one who disparages or belittles the worth of something)

Derivation:

malign (speak unfavorably about)

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